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Stargazing in North East SomersetSat, 16 May 2015 17:36:59 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3AGM Coming Uphttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=404
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=404#commentsSat, 16 May 2015 17:36:59 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=404Our last meeting of this season will be our AGM, followed by member talks.

]]>http://beckingtonas.org/?feed=rss2&p=3970Science of the Solar Systemhttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=393
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=393#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 20:13:45 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=393Here are the links that Steve has/had in his talk on the Science of the Solar System.

]]>http://beckingtonas.org/?feed=rss2&p=3930January Talkhttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=388
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=388#commentsWed, 10 Dec 2014 21:41:45 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=388I have updated the programme with the full title for January’s talk: Jonathan Gale will present “Patterns in the Sky – Exploring and Observing Asterisms”
]]>http://beckingtonas.org/?feed=rss2&p=3880Christmas Socialhttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=382
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=382#commentsTue, 25 Nov 2014 19:01:59 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=382Let us know (mail chairman at beckingtonas.org) if you are coming to the Christmas Social. This is a fun-filled members (and family/partners) evening and will feature food, quiz, raffle, feel the sock and live music and maybe more.

]]>http://beckingtonas.org/?feed=rss2&p=3820AGMhttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=361
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=361#commentsWed, 18 Jun 2014 21:21:40 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=361Our AGM is Friday 20th June. Mike Witt was scheduled to present his talk “Moons of the Solar System”, but unfortunately he has been taken ill and may not be recovered in time. We will make alternative arrangements for a talk to accompany the AGM.

]]>http://beckingtonas.org/?feed=rss2&p=3610Camera Field of Viewhttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=356
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=356#commentsThu, 24 Apr 2014 16:24:09 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=356This site has a very handy field of view calculator:

]]>http://beckingtonas.org/?feed=rss2&p=3560Ten Targetshttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=350
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=350#commentsSat, 22 Mar 2014 15:04:51 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=350Many thanks to Bob Mizon for his entertaining and educational talk. Several members requested that we make the list of ten targets for light-polluted astronomers available, so here goes:

Object

Type

Where

Finder

NGC752

Open Cluster

Andromeda

Track right from the base of triangulum

Gamma Andromedae

Double Star with high colour contrast

Andromeda

Last bright star in Andromeda moving up from Pegasus

Kemble’s Cascade

The Wristwatch and NGC1502

Asterism; star chain and includes an open cluster

Camelopardus

Find Perseus then extend a line Algol to Mirphak by approx 1.5 the distance

h3945

Optical (line of sight) double with high colour contrast

Canis Majoris

Find Sirius. Track down to delta (Wezen). The double is up and left from there.

Y Canum Venaticorum

La Superba

HIP62223

Red star

Canes Venatici

Approx halfway between Cor Caroli and Phad (in the Plough)

NGC457

The Owl (Stick Man)

Open Cluster

Cassiopeia

Extend line from epsilon to delta by about half again.

R and T Coronae Borealis

Variable stars

Corona Borealis

Star chart recommended

Sigma Draconis

Star with high apparent velocity (2.3″ per year)

Draco

Near epsilon

Stock 4

Open Cluster

Perseus

Find double cluster and use a pointer — 7 degrees away on same declination

NGC7331

Sc Spiral Galaxy with off-centre nucleus

Pegasus

Consult a star chart

]]>http://beckingtonas.org/?feed=rss2&p=3500Cosmic Dust Mysterieshttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=346
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=346#commentsFri, 21 Feb 2014 22:23:15 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=346Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting this month. I am sure you will agree that we had some excellent talks. Haley Gomez gave us an insight into the current and on-going research into the mysteries of cosmic dust. Titanic Stellar Explosions account for some of it, but lots of it is just mysterious.

Eliot Hall gave us an introduction to observing comets — it seems that they are good targets for insomniacs. Like boy-scouts the comet observer must be prepared.

Steve showed off some Jupiter images.

]]>http://beckingtonas.org/?feed=rss2&p=3460Explosions, Dust, Comets and Jupiterhttp://beckingtonas.org/?p=340
http://beckingtonas.org/?p=340#commentsThu, 13 Feb 2014 15:31:58 +0000http://beckingtonas.org/?p=340Haley Gomez will be coming all the way from Cardiff to present her talk on Titanic Stellar Explosions and Cosmic Dust Mysteries. Eliot will tell us about his exploits in observing comets, and the chair is going to show off some Jupiter images and videos.
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